We let people decide’: Tongan PM ‘Aisake Eke optimistic ahead of November election
Tongan Prime Minister Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke is optimistic about this year's election and says his government is focused on doing its best, leaving...
Whole government effort needed to protect Palau’s waters: President Whipps
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has signed Executive Order No. 491 creating a new national working group to better protect Palau’s waters, calling it...
Geoff Turner sworn in as Tonga’s new Police Commissioner
Geoff Turner has officially taken office as Tonga’s new Police Commissioner, marking yet another important leadership transition.
The swearing-in ceremony occurred Monday at Tonga Police...
Solomon Islands PM Manele suggests reforms to processes on moving motions of no confidence
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has proposed reforms to the process of moving motions of no confidence in Parliament.
This comes after the withdrawal...
Solomon Islands Government 100 days policy lacks strategic vision: Wale
Solomon Islands Leader of Opposition Matthew Wale has described the Government’s 100-day policy programme as ‘sorrowful,’ lacking new ideas or strategic vision.
Speaking in Parliament...
The coalition trust bubble has burst: Fiji PM
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says the trust and spirit of cooperation that existed within the coalition prior to 24 December 2022 is now...
Anthony Albanese reveals new cabinet with Tanya Plibersek named as minister for social services
Tanya Plibersek has been moved out of the environment portfolio and into social services as part of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s reshaped cabinet,...
Who designs our future? A wake-up call on foreign led curriculum in the Pacific
By Dr Transform Aqorau
I’m writing with a deep sense of urgency—and a heavy heart. Everywhere I look across our beautiful islands, I see resilience....
IOC President Bach to attend ONOC assembly in Guam
The Guam National Olympic Committee (GNOC) is set to welcome delegates for the Oceania National Olympic Committees' annual general assembly on 17 May.
Ahead of...
Loyalists blame French Minister for failure of New Caledonia talks
By Nic Maclellan
The main conservative anti-independence parties in New Caledonia have denounced French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls, after the breakdown of talks to forge...
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Climate finance, Just Transition top agenda as World faces 1.5 overhoot
Climate finance, adaptation and the transition away from fossil fuels will dominate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye, as developing countries demand greater access to...
Vanuatu Parliament to debate no-confidence motion on Monday
Vanuatu Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister (PM) Jotham Napat on Monday next week, after Speaker Felix Stephen confirmed that...
Put the ocean at the centre of COP31
By Peter Thomson
For over 30 years, Pacific island countries have issued the same warning at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference: the warming...